Ezrin is a key element in the human vagina

Maturitas

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-41

  Fadiel, A ^a   Lee, H H ^a   Demir, N ^b,c   Richman, S ^b   Iwasaki, A ^b   Connell, K ^a   Naftolin, F ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Ezrin; HRT; MERM; Ovarian cycle; Pelvic floor; Vaginal cycle

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; EXBB PROTEIN; EZRIN; MERLIN; MOESIN; RADIXIN;

ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MATURATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; KERATINIZATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROSCOPY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE PREPARATION; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

ADULT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; ELASTICITY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; VAGINA;

EID: 45649084852     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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